DirecTV 14 – Spaceflight Now

January 18, 2022

Breaking News

[ January 17, 2022 ] First Chinese space mission of 2022 rockets into orbit Mission Reports
[ January 17, 2022 ] Live coverage: SpaceX plans prime time launch of Falcon 9 rocket Tuesday night Falcon 9
[ January 15, 2022 ] Cape Canaveral’s busy January to continue with another Starlink launch Falcon 9
[ January 13, 2022 ] Virgin Orbit celebrates third successful launch in a row Mission Reports
[ January 13, 2022 ] SpaceX launches 105 customer satellites on third Transporter rideshare mission Falcon 9

Ariane 5 sends up satellites for DirecTV, India

December 6, 2014

Two communications satellites rode an Ariane 5 rocket into space Saturday — one to beam down ultra-sharp television programming into millions of American homes and another craft to give Indian citizens expanded access to information technology.

Live coverage: Ariane 5 blasts off on commercial flight

December 6, 2014

After a two-day delay caused by unfavorable high-altitude winds, an Ariane 5 rocket lifted off Saturday at 3:40 p.m. EST (2040 GMT) from French Guiana with communications satellites for DirecTV and India.